Gstreamer: gstreamer: use-after-free in gstreamer core buffer value deserialization

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-125704
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-11-10 11:16:43 UTC
Updated2026-11-10 11:16:43 UTC
DescriptionA use-after-free flaw was found in GStreamer core buffer value deserialization. When crafted serialized buffer data contains an invalid character, an error path frees a mapped buffer before unmapping it. An application that parses untrusted caps or structure data could crash; a network-facing GStreamer Data Protocol receiver can process such data without user interaction. Further impact has not been established.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-416 | CWE-416 Use After Free

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not specified Not specified
CNA Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Not specified Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi [email protected] bugzilla.redhat.com
gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/11583.patch [email protected] gitlab.freedesktop.org
gstreamer.freedesktop.org/security/sa-2026-0028.html [email protected] gstreamer.freedesktop.org
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-125704 [email protected] access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-05-11T00:00:00.000ZReported to Red Hat.
CNA2026-05-11T00:00:00.000ZMade public.

Workarounds

CNA: There is no complete mitigation for applications that continue to deserialize untrusted GStreamer caps or structure strings. Restrict access to network-facing GStreamer Data Protocol receivers to trusted peers, and avoid passing externally supplied strings to gst_caps_from_string() or gst_structure_from_string() until an update is available. These measures reduce exposure only where the application can control those input paths.

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